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Thursday, 17 November 2011

Let's Make Christmas Fortnum & Mason Gift Swap

I cannot believe tomorrow is the day for the Let's Make Christmas Gift Swap at Fortnum & Mason - organised by Vanessa Kimbell (http://www.prepped.co.uk/). I've been so looking forward to it and been dithering about what to make. I finally made a decision and here it is WHITE CHRISTMAS MUD CAKES.

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Oh dear - not a very good photograph !

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Of course, the main reason for the indecision is the added problem of transporting the gift on the train - not quite the same as serving up cake or cakes at home. So the cakes I finally decided on look nothing like they do in the recipe book, which is a Marks & Spencer recipe book called Christmas, in the book the cakes are baked in pudding moulds and turned out before having a topping which is cone shaped. Not the best thing for transporting, so I had to make some changes. First I made the cakes in silver cupcake cases and the topping I piled on top and left it to set before a dusting of icing sugar and edible glitter.

Bake cakes for about 30 minutes. If baking in moulds turn the hot cakes upside down (still in mould) onto baking parchment-lined tray; stand overnight. Otherwise place cakes in papercases on a rack to cool.

These look gorgeous and packaged so nicely too. I was going to say, sorry I didn't get to meet you, but looking at Jude's comment above, now realise you didn't make it What a shame, Hope you are well now.